Romantic Robots - This Week In Retro 207

The hidden tale of the Game Wizard for the SNES leads us to reminisce about Romantic Robot's Multiface devices. More youngsters are looking to disconnect with offline gaming. Clever people are modding CRT screens to accept RGB signals.

We are sponsored by Sega Mania magazine this week. Now on issue 8 which covers Sega events from the latter half of 1995. Visit sega-mania.com where you can find every issue.

00:00 - Show Opening

06:56 - You’re A Wizard Mario

Story Link: xda-developers.com/the-game-wizards-hidden-tale

21:21 - Switch On To Switch Off

Story Link: theguardian.com/games/2025/feb/15/theres-no-st…

Additional Link: retrosix.co.uk

Never Knows Best Link: youtube.com/watch?v=Y2QgQtoGHRY

36:48 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below

45:17 - DIY RGB CRT ASAP….LOL

Story Link: howtogeek.com/how-retro-enthusiasts-are-upgrad…

55:31 - Community Question of the Week

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This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.

Dave's Briefs Links:

1980s Ultima Photo: reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.red…

I Robot: polygon.com/news/522526/jeff-minter-atari-i-ro…

Random Access Memories with Holly: podcastaddict.com/iain-lee-s-random-access-mem…

FPGA Superior?: timeextension.com/news/2025/02/creator-of-new-…

Zombie Nation: i.redd.it/sajau5awjqie1.png